February 18, 2007

• China Blog: Day 177. (Backpacking China: Day 38) 
  
  21:35 Beijing Time
  
  Phrase Of The Day: Xinnian Kuai Le! (Happy New Year!)

   

  You’ll be glad to hear that I am much more upbeat today!

  I’m currently in a cool little town called Lijiang, home to China’s Naxi minority. It’s kinda uber-touristy, and everywhere you turn you bump into another foreigner, but if you step off the main drag, it’s really nice and peaceful.

  I really like Yunnan province. Driving through the countryside earlier I was gobsmacked by the scenery. Driving through mountains and rich farmland (and placing my life in the hands of a totally insane bus driver who I was convinced would send us all plummeting to a big squishy death down some ravine or another) was one of the better experiences of the trip to date.

  However, I’m really tired and the exceptional crapness of this keyboard means I’m going to say Zai Jian now, and I’ll tell you about my grand adventure during New Year tomorrow!

  • 8:53 am
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